Fruit
In some seemingly pericarp fruits, the edible portion is not derived from the ovary. For example, in the fruit of the ackee tree, the edible portion is an aril; and in the pineapple several tissues from the flower and stem are involved.
A cavity inside the fruit that contain the ovules or seeds called a cell.
Parts of a Fruit
| pericarp | the fruit wall (derived from the ovary of the pistil) which is composed of the exocarp, mesocarp and endocarp (the three layers are not always recognizable, ex. dry fruit) |
| endocarp | the innermost layer of the pericarp (often hard, stony or papery) |
| mesocarp | the middle layer of the pericarp (often fleshy) |
| exocarp | the outermost layer of the pericarp (often like a skin or peel). (peach) |
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